Big Oil, Big Golf, Big Maggie, and No Sloth

Good event in Fairfax, Va., tomorrow, a national town hall discussion of math and science education, featuring Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, pro-golfer Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy, the National Science Teachers Association and Math Solutions.

Seems like all advanced industrial countries are struggling with technical education and the shortage of students gaining the skills needed for the high-tech manufacturing sector. . . . .Makes one wonder whether wealthy societies inherently fall prey to lower educational standards and sloth. Well, not if manufacturers can help it.